Has anyone seen or used these? They're on a recent ('02) German bass I recently purchased. Seem to work nicely, with little nylon or teflon bearings on the tuner shafts, but huge (1 3/4"/45 mm) gears. A google search turns up nothing - thanks for any information.
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These tuners are chrome, and the tuner posts (the part the strings attach to - I'm using "shafts" to denote the worm gear/button) have a definite taper.

Screw-wise, I'd agree that slot-drive screws are an absolute requirement for anything intending to look antique or vintage, but these tuners are quite modern in design and the Phillips drive looks appropriate to me. YMMV. Not a big deal to swap out, of course.

Yes, you mean "slotted" screws. Flathead means something different. As a machinist I hate slotted screws, but concede that they fit better visually. There are also square drive screws, which look nice, but are harder to get. The gears and plates might be "German Silver" which is basically brass but with a high nickel content, giving a silver rather than gold color. Very nice looking machines!

Yes, you mean "slotted" screws. Flathead means something different. As a machinist I hate slotted screws, but concede that they fit better visually. There are also square drive screws, which look nice, but are harder to get. The gears and plates might be "German Silver" which is basically brass but with a high nickel content, giving a silver rather than gold color. Very nice looking machines!

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Thank-you. Of course Philips can be flathead as well. Slotted was what I meant and I agree. I think that they should be outlawed (!), but they do have their place in vintage applications. They sure look nice with those machines!

Someone posts a picture of an interesting looking set. And when you try to find anything about them, if they're available and a price...it's as if all the information got sucked through a black hole into another universe and all that's left to talk about are the screws.

A spiritual brother! I am perhaps the worst fastener geek you could possibly meet, and I hate just about everything. Yes, I toss lots of screws, and rarely use the ones provided with lamps, prefab cabinets, etc. The thing is that decent fasteners are out there, and not that expensive, if you take the time to look.

A spiritual brother! I am perhaps the worst fastener geek you could possibly meet, and I hate just about everything. Yes, I toss lots of screws, and rarely use the ones provided with lamps, prefab cabinets, etc. The thing is that decent fasteners are out there, and not that expensive, if you take the time to look.

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Sorry if I derailed an innocent bass machine thread into a screw thread!